Elias Marini Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Elias Marini
Bishop of Sardica
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Sardica
Term:1624–1641
Predecessor:Petrus Salinates
Successor:Petrus Deodato
Consecration:18 August 1624
Consecrated By:Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Death Date:15 June 1641
Death Place:Sofia, Bulgaria

Elias Marini, O.F.M. or Elias Marinich (died 1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sardica (1624–1641).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Elias Marini was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.On 29 July 1624, Elias Marini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Sardica.On 18 August 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Germanicus Mantica, Titular Bishop of Famagusta, and Antonio Bonfiglioli, Bishop Emeritus of Carinola, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Sardica until his death on 15 June 1641.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmariniel.html "Bishop Elias Marini (Marinich), O.F.M."
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsofi.html "Diocese of Sofia e Plovdiv"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/sofi0.htm "Diocese of Sofia e Plovdiv"